Correbia lycoides

Correbia lycoides, the tiger bug mimic, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama,[1] the amazon biome from Guyana to southern Brazil and Peru[2] and on Cuba and Jamaica.[3]

Correbia lycoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Correbia
Species:
C. lycoides
Binomial name
Correbia lycoides
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Euchormia lycoides Walker, 1854
  • Pionia lycoides
  • Correbia ceramboides Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]

Adults mimic certain wasps and heteropteran bugs. They are active during the day, but also fly at night.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Correbia lycoides (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. Moths of the Amazon and Andes
  3. Moths of Jamaica


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